Peterson and Peterson demonstrated that unrehearsed short-term memories for three consonants almost completely decay in as short a time as

A) 12 seconds.
B) 1 minute.
C) 12 minutes.
D) 1 hour.

Short-Term Memories

Memory storage that holds small amounts of information for short periods of time, typically seconds to minutes.

Unrehearsed Memories

Memories that have not been intentionally recalled or practiced, often less vivid or reliable than rehearsed memories.